Well, there it is. It came after the close of the transfer window, but Tottenham Hotspur have announced that Israel international winger Manor Solomon is heading to Spain. Solomon will join Villarreal on a season-long loan that includes all of his wages covered. Presumably, there’s a small loan fee involved; it is not yet known whether there is a purchase option or obligation included.
This deal might have come together last second, but only because Crystal Palace scuppered another transfer deal here at the end of the window. Apparently, Spurs and Palace had submitted signed deal sheets before the close of the English transfer window, only for Palace to back out at the last minute. Palace also torpedoed what looked like a done deal whereby Marc Guehi was going to Liverpool, so I have no idea what Steve Parrish thinks he’s doing here. Not making friends, at the very least.
Say what you want about Manor Solomon’s ability—it’s pretty clear now that multiple managers didn’t want him, and there was some unsourced speculation that he wasn’t an especially popular guy in the changing room either. At least he’ll get another chance to prove to another club that will hopefully spend money on him later.